Sony X700-2K/4K UHD Region Free Blu Ray Player

Thank you

This player has worked perfectly so far. The main reason I purchased this was for the region free feature and so far it hasn’t let me down. It came with two sheets of instructions from 220-Electronics, besides the standard Sony owner’s manual. One is a Thank You letter with contact information (2 phone numbers, one toll free and an email address), inviting you to contact them with any problems or issues. The second one is a very clear and easy to understand instruction sheet on how to change the region on the player, using the included remote control, for the disc region you are wanting to play. Also, how to handle firmware updates, troubleshooting, etc. Top notch company in my opinion. The quality of the Sony player has been about what I would expect. It presents beautiful picture and sound quality. Thank You!

This bluray player performs flawlessly. It delivers excellent picture and sound quality. I find the price to be very high for a product that has been on the market for a number of years now but this is an excellent choice

The player seem great and works well. Good picture, sound and the Multi System Region Free DVD worked right off the bat. Will update after a few weeks after receiving other “out of country” dvd’s and Blu-ray’s. So far very happy!
Update 01/28/23: Received my first Region 2 DVD and tried to play it After looking through Setting to no avail – Still see “Playback prohibited by region code.” I have now contacted the seller. Unless I hear something (positive) back by Monday 01/30/23, I will return the unit! Disappointed!
Update 02/02/2023: Again ripped off by Amazon! Charged me $7.99 for the return – paid $250.00, got $242.01 back – after they sent me an item that was totally misrepresented in the description! Not the first time so I will now contact the BBB along with the General Attorney’s office. Luckily I have a folder of all my “questionable” purchases the original (false) descriptions. Pissed!

For the money, this is probably the best 4K (Ultra HD) Bluray player your are likely to find. It plays multi-regional DVDs just fine, right out of the box. It plays Region A, B, and C Bluray disks using the remote to toggle between regions. The USB-A connector is conveniently located on the front panel, allowing you to play media in a variety of formats from a USB stick. There are two HDMI output ports, which is great if you need to send the HDMI signal to two different places (e.g., a TV and a soundbar). Everything works very well. You won’t be disappointed by the video quality. As a plus feature, this will play SACD (Super Audio CD) format disks. If you know what that means, and if you have those disks, this is probably one of this deck’s most impressive features. It also plays standard CDs. Given my large collection of SACD disks and about a thousand CDs, it is nice to have one unit on the shelf that will play every thing that I own that is formatted on a 5″ disk. The only downside to the unit is that it is entirely controlled from the remote. There are no operational controls on the front panel. Although this isn’t a problem, it does require you to deal with another remote (unless you have a large programmable remote that is device independent).

Now, here’s the tricky part… The X700 didn’t leave Sony as a multi-region player. That means that any unit you purchase that is a multi-region player has been opened and modified by, presumably, the source you procured it from (not Amazon, their reseller). When reading the reviews, I was led to believe that the only sure way to obtain a true “Region-free” player was to buy from the specific reseller “Bombay Electronics”. This cost me a $30 premium I opted to pay because I didn’t need to get into the endless swapping devices routine with Amazon Prime. The unit I received was in pristine condition, but it did not include an HDMI cable (which wasn’t a problem for me, but if you don’t have one laying around you should order one along with the player, knowing you can always return it if you don’t need it).

So, this review is actually for the Bombay Electronics version of this player. It is entirely possible that the default reseller “M-System” will provide an equivalent multi-region modification, and perhaps even include an HDMI cable. I can’t arrest to it’s function nor its package contents. I do know that I am satisfied with the unit I purchased from Bombay Electronics, and except for the missing HDMI cable, it meets all of the specifications in the Amazon listing.